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Nokia 7700 Prototype F5.0 Black | Unreleased
Quick View💎 Rarity Index: X (Mystical Prototype)
⭐ WOW Factor: The first Nokia unreleased phone with touch screen and Symbian S90
👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9.5/10
🕵 Nokia Codename: MX
⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: NO
📅 Release Year: 2003 | 💰 Release Price: N/A
📊 Units Produced: ~1k
📰 Why this phone matters: A true piece of Nokia history – the Nokia 7700 F5.0 Prototype, Type RAL-2, made in Finland and never released commercially. This is one of the most ambitious devices Nokia ever built: a full-touch “media communicator” years before the 7710 and long before modern smartphones adopted the concept.This listing includes two fully working prototypes, one in black and one in white, both belonging to the late engineering stage (F5.0) and carrying the internal Model: M designation. These units were intended for final validation and software testing, featuring the hardware configuration closest to what a retail 7700 would have been – had it reached the market.
The 7700 became legendary precisely because it never launched, making functional prototypes extremely rare. To find two, in different colours, in working condition, is virtually unheard of and places this set among the top-tier collector items of early smartphone history.
Whether displayed as design icons or preserved as engineering artifacts, these devices stand as one of Nokia’s boldest steps toward the touchscreen era.
📝 Reviews when released: Mobile Gazette 🔗
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Nokia 7700 Prototype F5.0 White | Unreleased
Quick View💎 Rarity Index: X (Mystical Prototype)
⭐ WOW Factor: The first Nokia unreleased phone with touch screen and Symbian S90
👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9.5/10
🕵 Nokia Codename: MX
⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: NO
📅 Release Year: 2003 | 💰 Release Price: N/A
📊 Units Produced: ~1k
📰 Why this phone matters: The Nokia 7700 (Model – M Type RAL-2) is a smartphone produced by Nokia, announced in October 2003 but never released. It was produced as a prototype unit between 2003-2004 It was expected to be the first smartphone running the Series 90 GUI on Symbian OS and Nokia’s first pen-based device, intending to compete against handsets like Sony Ericsson P800. At announcement Nokia dubbed it a “media device.” Compatible with GSM/HSCSD/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900 MHz networks, the 7700 featured a wide, 3.5-inch touch-screen colour LCD with a resolution of 640 x 320 pixels which is the first smartphone with 2:1 aspect ratio and supporting 65,000 colours. It had 64 MB of internal memory and a MultiMedia Card (MMC) slot. It also included an integrated VGA camera with a maximum resolution of 640 x 480 pixels, an integrated FM radio, Bluetooth, USB and Nokia’s proprietary Pop-Port interface for connectivity purposes.The 7700 was to include a comprehensive application suite (such as a complete PIM suite, ‘full’ web browser, email client and an office suite comprising Word Processor, Spread-Sheet and a PowerPoint viewer) and supported Java MIDP 2.0 applications. It was also to be the first phone to support Visual Radio, and the first Nokia phone to support DVB-H mobile television with the addition of the Nokia Streamer SU-6 accessory. The Nokia 7700 was cancelled in mid-2004. Several theories for the cancellation were put forward at the time: Nokia was refocusing on ‘normal’ phones due to decreasing market share; the phone would be too late to market; and the phone was unattractive and bulky. It also featured ‘sidetalking’ like the N-Gage, a feature that had attracted a great deal of negative publicity. The Nokia 7710 followed shortly later with increased memory, a different design, no ‘sidetalking’ and other improvements. However, the 7700 was nevertheless used for further trials of DVB-H. As stated above, the Nokia 7700 was never released to the public. It was only released to Nokia’s R&D (Research and Development) groups. A few models, estimated 20, were distributed prior to Nokia’s decision to discontinue the model before full-on production. However as they were preparing to make the move into stores, the final product prototypes were available in every Nokia Dealer store for display and show-off, so an estimate on how many pieces there actually were is impossible to make, or how many remained in factories and services that were testing them. Pricing is thus very difficult to assess due to lack of official sales. Nevertheless, a few models were sold on eBay since Nokia’s announcement of discontinuation. The lack of independent data to verify the sale records on eBay has caused some to overestimate the actual cost of the model. The phone is nevertheless considered by a number of Nokia collectors to be a rare piece.
📝 Reviews when released: Mobile Gazette 🔗
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Nokia 7710 Full Box: Future Ahead of Its Time
Quick View💎 Rarity Index: A (Rare)
⭐ WOW Factor: The first Nokia released phone with touch screen
👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9.5/10
🕵 Nokia Codename: Remix
⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: YES
📅 Release Year: 2005 | 💰 Release Price: N/A
📊 Units Sold: ~500k
📰 Why this phone matters: The Nokia 7710 is a smartphone announced on 2 November 2004.It was the first Nokia device with a touchscreen, and first device with 2:1 aspect ratio display.The 7710 is based on the Nokia 7700 which was never released. It is Nokia’s only smartphone to run the Series 90 interface atop Symbian OS v7.0s.📝 Reviews when released: Mobile Review 🔗
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Nokia 7710 Prototype F4.0: Future ahead of its Time | Unreleased Black Keypad
Quick View💎 Rarity Index: X (Mystical Prototype)
⭐ WOW Factor: The first Nokia released phone with touch screen
👁 Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9.5/10
🕵 Nokia Codename: Remix
⏱ Life timer: N/A | 📦 Boxed: NO
📅 Release Year: 2005 | 💰 Release Price: N/A
📊 Units Sold: ~500k (final units)
📰 Why this phone matters: A rare and impeccably preserved Nokia 7710 RM-12 F4.0 prototype, belonging to the final stage of Nokia’s pre-production cycle for the iconic Series 90 touchscreen smartphone.
This F4.0 unit – clearly marked PROTO and Property of Nokia – originates from Nokia’s internal validation program, used during the last wave of field testing, UI refinement and RF certification before the public release in 2005.Unlike retail units, this prototype features an unreleased keypad colour variant, with silver-toned navigation and side-control keys replacing the standard glossy black retail trim. This experimental colourway never reached commercial production, making this device a standout among surviving prototypes. The front bezel also shows the slightly grainier, matte finish characteristic of late hardware trials inside Nokia’s labs.
As with all authentic high-grade prototypes, the label carries the signature “Model: XXXX” placeholder, missing consumer certifications, serial markings and final manufacturing codes. These elements confirm it as a genuine internal unit, built in Finland during the last engineering revision of the platform.
The Nokia 7710 was Nokia’s most ambitious early touchscreen smartphone – a widescreen 640×320 device running the innovative Series 90 interface on Symbian OS. The prototype here predates the public release, offering collectors a rare glimpse into Nokia’s transition from experimental UI concepts to finalized commercial design.
This F4.0 RM-12 prototype is an exceptional find: a fully authentic late-stage engineering device with a unique, unreleased keypad trim, placing it among the rarest surviving 7710 variants and a valuable centrepiece for any advanced vintage Nokia collection.
📝 Reviews when released: Mobile Review 🔗